Please note, the start time for the CHS Pops Concert has been changed to 7:30 p.m. to accommodate sectionals.
The CHS Pops Concert is this Wednesday, October 30, 7:30pm in the CHS auditorium. Featuring the CHS Chorus, Concert Band, Orchestra, and Jazz Band. A donation at the door is encouraged to support the Fine Arts Booster Club. Come dressed in costume to be entered for a chance to win a prize.
If you plan on trick-or-treating in the village this Halloween, be sure to stop by CMS. Chatham teachers will have a tent set up out front and will be handing out candy from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Halloween night!
The October 21 Athletic Booster Club meeting is canceled.
Good luck to our girls tennis team as they play Greenwich for the Section 2 Class C/D championship at Troy High School on Oct. 16 at 3:00 p.m. Go Panthers!
Winter sports signs ups for JV/Varsity sports start on Friday, October 18. Modified sports sign ups begin on November 2nd. on Register on ArbiterSport shttps://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/chatham-athletics
Attention students age 16 & older, our next Driver Education Pre - Licensing Course
is Thursday, October 17 & 24 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. at CHS, room 104.
Cost is $35. This 5-hr course is a prerequisite to obtaining a NYS driver's license, sponsored by DMV. This class provides an opportunity to gain classroom exposure to defensive driving principles and other factors that can affect driver behavior. Space is limited – early registration is recommended. To register, see Ms. Sabrina Williams in the CHS main office between the hours of 7AM & 3PM Monday through Friday .Bring $35 and your permit when registering. More info at https://5il.co/267by
Chatham Central Schools will dismiss all students approximately 15 minutes early today, October 4, as part of our annually required Go Home Early Drill. The purpose of this drill is to practice our schools’ emergency dismissal procedures and you are receiving this message as a test of our emergency notification system.
Please note that our 2024-25 calendar has been revised due to changes in the June regents schedule. The revised calendar is posted to our website and available to view at https://5il.co/2ical .
A reminder that we will be holding our 1st mandatory bus safety drills at dismissal today, Thursday, September 12, and that our buses will be dropping students off approximately 10-15 minutes later than usual.
Please be advised that buses 7, 15, and 19 will be dropping students off later than usual today, Friday, Sept. 6 due to traffic delays along their route.
Classes Start September 5! Families, join our tradition of celebrating Chatham's first day of classes by emailing your first-day student photos to charbonneaua@chatham.k12.ny.us - we'll post them on our Facebook page and on our website. We love to see those smiling faces!
Want to serve your school and community? The Board of Ed. is seeking a candidate to fill a vacant seat on the Board resulting from the resignation of Fred Hutchinson this August. The Board anticipates appointing a volunteer to serve a term starting September 10, 2024 and running through May 20, 2025, at which time the seat will be filled by the annual Board election. To qualify for consideration, a candidate must be and have been a resident of the District for at least one year, be 18 years of age or older, and be able to read and write. Please submit a letter of interest and resume no later than September 6, 2024 to Marianne Pierro, President, Chatham Central School District Board of Education, 50 Woodbridge Avenue, Chatham, NY 12037. For questions, please call the district clerk at 518-392-1501.
Get the scoop on CCSD's newest administrators at our Ice Cream Social Wednesday, August 21, 5:00-5:45 p.m. in the CMS cafeteria. Andrew Kourt, our newly appointed superintendent, and Miles Wheat, Chatham High School’s new principal, will be dishing out the ice cream to provide families with an opportunity to get to meet them and chat before the start of the school year. This event is free and open to anyone from the Chatham CSD community - be sure to drop by and say hi.
Our sports sign-up website Arbitersports is now working. Registration for JV/Varsity sports is open. Registration for modified sports opens July 29. https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/chatham-athletics
Attention student athletes/calendar update: Sports physicals for any student athlete in grades 7-12 are August 20 & 27, 2024 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. All physicals will be in the CHS nurse's office. No appointment needed, first come first served. Please be sure to mark your calendars!
Enjoy your summer!
Tonight's Commencement for the Class of 2024 will be held indoors at CHS. The entire ceremony will be livestreamed and available to view on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ChathamCSD/ . The stream will be available a few minutes before the ceremony, which begins at 6:00 p.m. The Commencement Parade will take place at 7:45 p.m. Congratulations to the Class of 2024!
The Class of 2024 will parade through the Village of Chatham following their graduation ceremony on Wednesday, June 26. The parade starts at approximately 7:45 p.m. at Chatham High School, takes a left onto Woodbridge Ave., right onto Kinderhook St., right at the roundabout onto Main St., and continues straight onto Hudson Ave. to the Columbia County Fairgrounds. The community is encouraged to come out and cheer on the graduates.
Due to the forecast for extreme heat, Chatham Middle School and MED Elementary School will dismiss students early on Tuesday, June 18 and Thursday, June 20. CMS will dismiss students at 11:15 a.m. and MED will dismiss students at 11:30 a.m. both days. Breakfast and lunch will be served.
The Chatham High School Regents/final exam schedule will remain as normal and the building has air conditioning. Transportation home at the end of the day will be provided for CHS students who request it. Please call or email the CHS main office anytime, but no later than 11:30 a.m. the day of your request.
A reminder that there is no school on Wednesday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.
